Common use of Assignable Time Definition Clause in Contracts

Assignable Time Definition. Repeal and replace where Collective Agreement contains an assignable time definition; add to Collective Agreements where there is no definition a) Assigned Time is defined as the amount of time that school jurisdictions assign teachers and within which they require teachers to fulfill various professional duties and responsibilities including but not limited to: i) operational days (including teachers’ convention) ii) instruction iii) supervision, including before and after classes, transition time between classes, recesses and lunch breaks iv) parent teacher interviews and meetings v) jurisdiction and school directed professional development, time assigned to teacher professional development, and travel as defined in Clause 11.2(c) vi) staff meetings vii) time assigned before and at the end of the school day viii) other activities that are specified by the school jurisdiction to occur at a particular time and place within a reasonable work day. b) Teachers have professional obligations under the School Act and regulations made pursuant to the School Act, as well as the Teaching Quality Standard, which may extend beyond what is assigned by school jurisdictions. Teachers have discretion, to be exercised reasonably, as to when they carry out their professional responsibilities that extend beyond their assigned time.